Mount Pleasant is the county seat of and largest city in Titus County, in the

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. As of the 2020 census, Mount Pleasant's population was 16,047; it is situated in

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History

Mount Pleasant was founded May 11, 1848, to serve as county seat for Titus County, which was created by a legislative act on May 11, 1846. Until after the

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, Titus County also included the territory of present-day Franklin and Morris Counties. High waters along the creeks and the Sulphur River often halted travel in the early years. In the 21st century, Titus County comprises the Mount Pleasant Micropolitan Statistical Area, named for the county seat.

Geography

Mount Pleasant is located at (33.157891, −94.970084). According to the

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, the city has a total area of 12.7 square miles (33.0 km), of which 12.5 square miles (32.5 km) of it are land and is covered by water.

Climate

Mount Pleasant is considered to have a

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climate.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 16,047 people, 5,553 households, and 3,896 families residing in the city. As of the

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of 2000, 13,935 people, 4,558 households, and 3,208 families resided in the city. The

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was 1,112.0 people per square mile (429.4/km). The

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of the city was 56.70% White, 16.00% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 23.57% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 40.65% of the population. In the city, the population was distributed as 31.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,805, and for a family was $32,331. Males had a median income of $22,629 versus $17,080 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,190. About 20.3% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over. Mount Pleasant, Texas has grown since the 2000 Census; as of 2010, Mount Pleasant had a population of 15,564.

Arts and culture

* Titus County Courthouse—located at the Downtown Square, the courthouse is an important historical building. The courthouse has burned down three times since 1850. The current building was constructed in 1895; it suffered damage in a 1960s fire, in which all county records were destroyed. * Downtown Square is bordered by several locally owned businesses. * Mount Pleasant is the site of

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's first store in Texas. * Radar (2006–2008), the world's tallest living horse, lived in Mount Pleasant. (In 2005, Goliath was recorded as the world's tallest living horse by ''Guinness Book of World Records''). * Mount Pleasant is a nationally recognized Texas Main Street City under the program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. * One of the largest

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murals in the United States is located on the side of a building that once housed a Dr. Pepper bottler.

Education

The majority of the City of Mount Pleasant is served by the

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. A portion is served by the

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, instead of the Mount Pleasant district, for grades K–8. * Mount Pleasant High School is a 5A school. The mascot is the Tigers.

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is also located in Titus County. *Chapel Hill High School is a 3A school. The mascot is the Red Devils.

Media

The ''

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'' is a twice-a-week

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which was founded in 1941.

Infrastructure

Transportation

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A major project underway to build a 271 loop bypass around Mount Pleasant was completed in 2015.

Healthcare

The City of Mount Pleasant is served by Titus Regional Medical Center.

Postal service

The

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operates the Mount Pleasant Post Office.

Parole office

The

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(TDCJ) operates the Mount Pleasant District Parole Office in Mount Pleasant.Parole Division Region I
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. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.

Notable people

* Melvin Aldridge, former professional football player *

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, singer of the song "I Am America," referred to as the anthem of the

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, punter for 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl team *

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, PBA bowler *

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, professional baseball pitcher * Barry Minter, former

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(NFL) linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns, appeared in 16 games for Cleveland in 2001 before retiring to Mount Pleasant * Ray Price, country music singer * Bill Ratliff, politician * Jason Roy, lead singer of the Dove Award-winning Christian rock band

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* Sam W. Russell, Texas legislator and lawyer *

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, American country/western singer, guitarist, and band leader, most noted for singing "

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", the theme song of the 1960s sitcom ''

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'' * Chaun Thompson, former NFL linebacker for the Houston Texans

References

External links

City of Mount PleasantMount Pleasant Daily Tribune
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